Blog Post #3: Summary and Choice of Analysis
Emma Anderson
Melinda Schroeder
English 101
20 October 2016
Fish Cheeks
In the
article “Fish Cheeks”, by Amy Tan, the author depicts a Chinese American girl
who is at odds with her culture. The girl tries desperately to assimilate into
basic white American life and her family and their deeply rooted Chinese culture
will not allow for it. As the girl is battling her family’s way of life, the girl’s
mother teaches her a very valuable lesson. This lesson is we are who we are and
it is better to except who we are and where we come from because it is never
going away.
Superman and Me
In the
article “Superman and Me”, by Sherman Alexie, he talks about his own life and
where his love for literature began. The author states that his father had an
intense love for reading and because of that, Alexie grew to love literature as
well. As a child, he started reading superman comic book and teaching himself
how to read. This action sparked a fire in his desire for more knowledge. The author discusses cultural serotypes, particularly
the Indian culture. Alexie grew up and became a successful writer in spite of
the limited education he received in his youth.
My Choice
The
article I chose for the summary and analysis essay is “Superman and Me”, by
Sherman Alexie. The reason I chose this article is because he writes in great
detail about a series of events that shaped his life. “Fish Cheeks”, only
discusses one isolated event. Having more information in the article “Superman
and Me”, makes it easier to identify with the author vs. a small amount of information
given in “Fish Cheeks”.
Works
Cited
Tan, Amy. “Fish Cheeks.” The Bedford
Reader. Ed. X. J. Kennedy et al. 12th ed. Boston: Bedford,
2014. 110-111. Print.
Alexie, Sherman. “Superman and Me.”
The Bedford Reader. Ed. X. J. Kennedy et al. 12th ed. Boston:
Bedford, 2014. 582-585. Print.